Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,627, Abraham Folkner, Privateer (Penn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Private (Penn.)
Folkner, Abraham
R. 3627
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
am
3624
P. O.
Wraham Holner
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Abraham Holknes Ohio.
Rejected Sept 18 Jan 1837-6 Jonah Scott
learned in private armed vessels
3627

33.960
V Abraham Volkner
Ohio

State of Ohio ss Jefferson County
On this sixth day of December in The year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas now sitting in and for said county of Jefferson and State of Ohio Abraham Holbener a resident of the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (to wit) He volunteered about the 28 th day of December in the year (he thinks) of 1781. and on Christmas day of said year he was put on a ship called Luna commanded by Peter Day capt. Harvy was 1 st mate - and Schiling- er was 2 d mate, on the said Christmas the set sail for Havanna on the island of Cuba, but on the 17 th day of January we were shipwrecked on the North Keys of Cuba at which time the capt. 1 st mate and a Mr. Smith the super cargo were drowned, this declarant was picked up by a Spanish vessel and was taken to Matanzas on the island of Cuba from thence he was taken to Havanna and was examined by the governor, and was then put upon the Schooner called Mayflower commanded by capt. Simmons and Jeremiah Skillenger first mate, From thence he sailed in the fleet commanded by Commodore Gillen for New Providence When we got near to New Providence we lay a day under English colours for the purpose of getting ships in readiness for battle and to get a pilot, when we got a pilot we sailed hoisted the American colours and sailed up to the fort, our captain hailed the fort, commanding them to haul down their bloody colours, we took the vessels in the harbor which amounted to about 30 or 40 and the fort surrendered to us after we were there some time this declarant cannot recall

The precise time, they sailed to Philadelphia under the command of Comodore Gillen and we arrived at Philadelphia about the last of July 1782, of the year This declarant is not positive, This declarant positively asserts that he was in the Revolutionary war at least Seven months, This Declarant further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who testimony he can procure can testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State prior to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Abraham Folkman
In open court James J. Coff Wells Clerk
The following are the answers of the applicant to the interrogatories of the court as presented by the War Department.
1 st I was born in Bristol Township in the county of Philadelphia on the 14 th day of June AD 1760 2. I have no record of my age my mother told me the time I was born 3 I lived in Philadelphia when I was called into service, in 1795 I moved to Chester county Pennsylvania, in 1807 removed to Allegheny county Pennsylvania, in 1812 removed to Brooke county Virginia, in the year 1815, or thereabouts I came to Jefferson county, in the state of Ohio where I now live. 4 I volunteered 5. Comadore Gillen Capt Simons Skillinger 2 nd mate, Capt Day. — The names of some of the ships in company in the same fleet were Dolphin — Congress — Queen of France; but the officers who commanded these vessels this Declarant does not now recollect 6 I got no written discharge my Capt just told me I was clear a few days after I came to Philadelphia 7 th Rev d . Andrew Scott W m Blamey, Esq r . Dawson Esq r . Deyn & sworn to & subscribed in open court Abraham Folkman James J. Coff Wells Clerk

We Andrew Scott residing in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio William Glanzy and residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Falkner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 6 th day of December 1836 Andrew Scott Wm Glanzy James R. Wells Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Andrew Scott who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, and that who has signed the same is a resident of the county aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I James R. Wells Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County Ohio do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Falkner for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6 th day of December A.D. 1836 James R. Wells

Dec 10
Ohio.
J. P. Murray
Com'r of Pensions Washington City D. C.
F M H E

Dick
Miss
FREE
J P Edwards
Comr. of Pensions Washington city D.C.

Sten ben-ville Decr 6 th 1836
Dear Sir
I have herein enclosed the Declaration of Abraham Foltner a soldier of the Revolution you will please to examine it and send the certificate if you grant one to me at Cadiz Harrison County Ohio
I am Sir Respectfully Your friend & serv t
Is Edward com r of Pension
Josiah Scott